Degree Requirements
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 prior to the completion of 36 credit hours and 3.3 after the completion of 36 credit hours. Students are allowed no more than two grades of “C.” Upon receiving a third grade of “C,” students must retake the class in which the grade was received. Grades of “D” and “F” require that the course be retaken.
Course Requirements
Core Courses: 20 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 801 | LEADERSHIP: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 4 |
| CS 704 | CURRICULUM DISCOURSES/PERSPECTIVES OVER TIME | 4 |
| CS 751 | CURRICULUM FOR HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCG 701 | SEMINAR: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION | 4 |
| SCG 711 | CULTURE, POWER AND EDUCATION | 4 |
Research Courses: 20 quarter hours required
The research courses are sequenced and must be taken in the following order:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCG 775 | FOUNDATIONS OF INQUIRY AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| SCG 785 | FOUNDATIONS OF REVIEWING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| SCG 735 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
| SCG 745 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I | 4 |
| SCG 755 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II | 4 |
| or SCG 765 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II |
Elective Requirement: 4 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 4 |
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SCG 527 | GLOBAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION SEMINAR | |
SCG 611 | PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION, CULTURE AND ETHICS SEMINAR | |
CS 489 | CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING - VYGOTSKY, BAKHTIN, MAKIGUCHI, IKEDA | |
CS 588 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CURRICULUM STUDIES | |
A&S 595 | WORKSHOP IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | |
A&S 598 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | |
A&S 688 | SERVICE LEARNING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | |
BBE 404 | LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND CULTURE | |
BBE 466 | FIRST AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | |
BBE 406 | SOCIOCULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION | |
BBE 510 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURE | |
BBE 526 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ESL AND WLE | |
BBE 530 | LATINOS AND EDUCATION | |
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Concentration Courses: 24 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 802 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
| A&S 812 | ASSESSMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
| A&S 822 | DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
| A&S 823 | COMMUNITY AND CONSENSUS BUILDING FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT | 4 |
| A&S 872 | BUDGETING AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
| A&S 882 | LAW IN HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
Candidacy Course: Non-credit, non-tuition
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 706 | CANDIDACY PAPER | 0 |
Capstone and Dissertation Courses
Students may select either a capstone or dissertation to complete the degree.
Capstone Courses: 8 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 838 | SUPERVISED APPLIED CAPSTONE (EDD) PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| A&S 839 | INDEPENDENT APPLIED CAPSTONE (EDD): EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | 4 |
OR
Dissertation Courses: 8 quarter hours required
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| A&S 849 | SUPERVISED DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| A&S 859 | INDEPENDENT DISSERTATION RESEARCH: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP | 4 |
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